Chapter 2493 - 406: Round-Robin Tournament

Chapter 2493: Chapter 406: Round-Robin Tournament

Ten minutes later, in the VIP room.

"Xiaxia!" Shalala excitedly threw itself into Qiao Sang’s arms, and Qiao Sang caught it in a tight embrace.

"Not bad." Mikaela sat on the sofa and said with a smile, "This match went a bit smoother than the last one."

"Well, we’ve fought once already," Qiao Sang said with a smile as she carried Shalala over to the sofa and sat down. "It was bound to go smoother."

"Ya Ya?" Yaobao wagged its tail and barked impatiently, asking when they would fight against Se-something and Lai-something since they had won this match.

"It should be tomorrow," Qiao Sang said, looking at the TV. According to the competition rules, the final match of the top six advancing to the top three would take place tonight. Once the results were out, the matches between the top three should be held tomorrow.

"Ya Ya!" Yaobao immediately revealed an excited expression and barked.

"Are we staying to watch the matches tonight?" Mikaela asked.

"Sure," Qiao Sang said. Barring any accidents, the next candidate to advance would be Serana. Whether it was Serana or Lafeite, she had already thoroughly studied them. Even if she went back and spent another night researching, it wouldn’t make a critical difference. She might as well stay and watch the matches live, waiting for the final results.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to order some food now?" Mikaela asked again.

"Ya Ya!" Before Qiao Sang could answer, Yaobao hurriedly nodded and barked, indicating that it was a great idea and that it was hungry!

"Xun Xun~" Little Treasure Spirit raised its claw and cried out, signaling that it was hungry too.

As soon as it finished speaking, Lubao’s stomach let out a GURGLE. Qiao Sang turned to look at it.

Lubao blushed slightly and cried out, "Ice Saint."

It seemed to have consumed too much Energy during the match just now. Meaning, it was hungry as well.

She thought, "You clearly won the match without consuming much Energy at all..." Qiao Sang didn’t expose Lubao. Instead, she looked at Teacher Mikaela and said, "Yaobao and I are both hungry. Let’s order some Energy Meals for the Pet Beasts too."

"Alright." Mikaela pressed the call button.

It didn’t take long for the staff to enter the room. Mikaela rattled off a long list of food. Soon, several staff members rolled in carts of food.

Yaobao and Little Treasure Spirit devoured their food like wolves. In contrast, the eating habits of Lubao and the others seemed much more elegant.

Qiao Sang popped a french fry into her mouth. Then, thinking of something, she coughed and asked expectantly, "Did the dean contact you?"

"She did," Mikaela said with a smile, taking a sip of milk. "She even asked if you’ve decided on what Pet Beast Egg you want."

Shalala, who was eating an Energy Meal, immediately perked up its ears.

"I haven’t decided on that yet." Qiao Sang finished speaking and continued to ask expectantly, "Did the dean say anything else?"

Shalala lowered its ears.

Mikaela looked at her and smiled. "The dean also said that the 200,000 Points will be transferred to you today."

"That’s great!" Qiao Sang clenched her fists excitedly. "I knew the dean wouldn’t forget about this!"

With that, she eagerly took out her phone and logged into the official website of the Imperial Beastmaster Academy. Her Points remained unchanged.

She thought, "No rush, no rush. They’ll be transferred today anyway..." Qiao Sang put down her phone in a good mood.

"Oh right, the dean mentioned one more thing," Mikaela said.

"What is it?" Qiao Sang asked.

"The dean said that if you win the runner-up position, you’ll be awarded an additional 100,000 Points. If you win the championship, you can choose any item from the Points exchange catalog," Mikaela said.

Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up instantly. "Really?"

"Of course," Mikaela smiled. "Although it’s not like our academy has never had a student place in the top three of the Master Challenge in history, you’re the first one to do so at such a young age.

"If you ask me, the reward of 100,000 Points for runner-up is still a bit too little. However, precisely because this amount of Points is so realistic, it shows that the dean genuinely believes you have a good chance of winning runner-up."

Pausing for a moment, her expression turned serious as she added, "As for the championship prize, its value is significantly higher. You must have seen the top-ranked items in the Points exchange catalog."

Thinking of something, Qiao Sang gulped. "I’ve seen items that require 900,000 Points to exchange."

"There have even been items requiring millions of Points in the exchange catalog," Mikaela said, emphasizing each word. "These are often legendary items. If you really win the championship, you can wait until an item of this Level appears before making your choice."

After observing the matches during this period, she didn’t think Qiao Sang was entirely without a chance of winning the championship; otherwise, she wouldn’t be telling her this.

"An item worth a million Points..." Qiao Sang thought, gulping once more. She took a deep breath and said earnestly, "I will definitely give it my all in the upcoming matches!"

At that moment, she completely forgot about needing to build a good relationship with Serana and Lafeid.

Time ticked by, minute by minute. The sun set, and the moon rose.

After an intense match ended, the audience in the arena excitedly waved their glow sticks and screamed. The Virtual Screen appeared out of nowhere, enlarging a photo of Serana and her Pet Beast in the center.

"Let us congratulate Candidate Serana for winning this round of the competition!" On the commentator’s stand, Auroal announced loudly with a passionate tone, "She has become the final candidate to advance to the top three!"

The entire arena immediately erupted into even more enthusiastic cheers and screams.

"With this, the top three candidates for this year’s Master Challenge have all been finalized," Nephthys said. "They are Candidate Lafeite! Candidate Qiao Sang! And Candidate Serana!"

As she finished speaking, the Virtual Screen switched to photos of the respective candidates. In the audience, those who hadn’t cheered earlier also started screaming in excitement:

"Lafeid! Lafeid!"

"Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!"

"Serana! Serana!"

"According to the competition rules, we will proceed with a single round-robin format," Auroal said. "That means each candidate will play one match against the other two candidates. The winner will receive 2 Points, and the loser will receive 0 Points. The final rankings will be determined by the total number of Points. The candidate with the most Points will be the champion, and the one with the second most will be the runner-up."

Nephthys quickly followed up, "If there is a tie in Points, the rankings will be decided by comparing head-to-head records or the net number of rounds won."

"We will have the system randomly select a pair of candidates to face off first," Auroal said. "Who will be the first pair to step out in this round-robin championship battle? Please look at the big screen!"

On the Virtual Screen, the photos of the three candidates flashed back and forth rapidly.

At the same time, in the VIP room.

"Ya Ya, Ya Ya..."

Yaobao stared at the Virtual Screen outside the window, clenching its paws and barking softly in nervous anticipation.

It thought, "It has to be Fei-something or Se-something, it has to be Fei-something or Se-something..."

Tingbao looked over in confusion. It thought, "There are only two opponents left. Whoever it is will be exactly who Yaobao wants to fight. Why is it still chanting that?"

Qiao Sang also looked nervously at the Virtual Screen in the arena. She wondered who her first opponent would be...